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Snoddy says

Robert Snodgrass says that "whatever happens" with his future he has "loved" his time at Aston Villa.

Snodgrass' loan spell at the club came to an end following the Championship play-off final defeat to Fulham with the winger now set to return to West Ham United.

Villa wanted to make his stay permanent but their failure to win promotion to the Premier League has rendered a move highly unlikely.

The Scottish winger became a fans favourite during his 41 appearances for club.

He said on Instagram: "Devastated to lose, we tried for you and it wasn’t enough, I am gutted we didn’t achieve our goal, but I am delighted I got the chance to play for this terrific club and thank everybody from fans players and staff from day one making me feel at home.

"Whatever happens I have loved pulling on that jersey and met some great people @avfcofficial".

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Terry takes in these views

Aston Villa captain John Terry says he is “absolutely devastated” as he thanked the club’s fans for their support following the play-off final defeat to Fulham.

The veteran defender, whose future is still to be decided after his one-year deal came to an end at Wembley on Saturday, posted an update of his whereabouts to his millions of Instagram followers - he’s off on his hols!

Terry, 37, made 36 appearances for Villa after being persuaded to sign last summer having departed boyhood club Chelsea.

Discussions will take place this summer over whether that stay is extended.

The centre-half, who could be seen consoling Jack Grealish on the final whistle, was highly likely to remain with the club had they secured promotion back to the top flight.

The future is now uncertain, after Tom Cairney’s first-half strike sent the Cottagers to the Premier League.

Failure to achieve the pre-season target 'kills' Terry, who has made a quick getaway on a yacht.

“Absolutely devastated to lose yesterday @avfcofficial,” he posted.

“Our goal as a Football club, players, staff, owner and fans was to achieve promotion. It kills me that we wasn’t able to achieve what we set out to do.

“All I can say is that we gave it our all throughout the season, had incredible support from our fans, but unfortunately fell just short.

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The burning issues as summer transformation begins

Aston Villa’s worst nightmare has become a reality and testing times lie ahead.

The books were balanced, to an extent, last summer by manager Steve Bruce as several players departed to boost the coffers.

Ex-England and Chelsea captain John Terry, Glenn Whelan, Ahmed Elmohamady and Chris Samba were all handed lucrative contracts with the funds raised and Bruce utilised his contacts book to snap up three players on loan.

With five players out of contract, five loanees to return to their parent clubs, six players set to return from loan spells away and lots more to be decided, this is the most important summer transfer window in Aston Villa’s 144-year history.

Dr Tony Xia cut a glum figure as Sky Sports’ cameras zoned in on him during the latter stages of Villa’s play-off final defeat to Fulham.

It hasn’t panned out the way the Chinese businessman planned after buying out Randy Lerner two years ago.

Xia and his trusted Villa Park colleagues face some big decisions this summer.

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Number crunching

A Premier League return wouldn’t have answered all Villa’s FFP issues, but it would have gone a long way towards it.

Had Villa overcome Fulham under the arch they would have banked a minimum of £174.8 million in Premier League TV revenue, possible parachute payments and distributed cash.

The defeat, however, means they’ll be entitled to just one final parachute payment worth £16.6 million combined with the Championship's fixed solidarity payment and basic award.

The Premier League's greatest financial carrot is the vast sums of TV money on offer. Promotion would have seen Villa bank a minimum of £94.7 million in TV money next season.

In the Championship, teams are paid just £100,000 for hosting a Sky Sports match and £10,000 if they're on the box away from home.

While Slavisa Jokanovic is spending the rewards of winning the so-called ‘richest game in football’, Villa are set for a summer of wheeling and dealing that, will in all probability, see one of their big names leave.

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Onomah interview

Josh Onomah has spoken of his devastation at missing out on promotion with Aston Villa – and thanked Steve Bruce for his support and guidance.

The 21-year-old midfielder’s season-long loan has now ended and he’ll rejoin parent club Tottenham Hotspur ahead of next season.

Onomah made 37 appearances in total during his time at Villa Park and found the net four times.

The England under-21 ace was introduced as a 77th minute substitute in the play-off final but he couldn’t inspire a comeback as Fulham clinched victory at Wembley.

Speaking to our sister title Football.London, Onomah reflects on the gut-wrenching final, his time at Villa, his future and much more.

“Heartbreaking”

"It was heartbreaking. The whole team worked hard to get to this point of trying to get promoted into the Premier League.

"Stuff happens in football and you've just got to bounce back and learn from it. We kept our heads up and credit to the fans for cheering us on all the way to the final whistle.

"The experience here has been excellent. I've learned a lot. There's been a few ups and downs and I've just got to get my head around this result and come back for pre-season and start again."

Friends for life

"I've really bonded with them. Right from the get go, the first day I came in, the lads have made me feel welcome.

"They're experienced players. What you saw on the pitch after the final whistle is what we are as players. We're close, we get on well and there's no little groups, everyone's together. It was just so disappointing that we lost."